The eyes of a killer? The past two events over the past two months really leaves a bad after taste in the mouth. I am talking about the Cameron Highlands bus tragedy killing 28 Thai tourists and the ruthless mauling of a Irish voluntary helper by two mongrels in an organic farm in Penang. Just as fast the news was publicized, the predictable knee-jerk type reached its climax. Most Malaysians are lull to these responses (no sense of deja vu here!) as these actions and reactions are so predictable. Comments like 'we would look into the matter', 'no stones would be left unturned', 'the findings would be made public' or 'a royal inquiry would be set up' are sine-qua-non as press statements of officials after a national catastrophe. It has been going on from the days of Highland Towers tragedy and will go on. Just like the croaking of toads after a torrential rainfall, silence would fall after the crescendo and it can quite deafening at times! Just ...
It is all Mimesis